blast vs dash

blast

verb
  • To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy. 

  • To curse; to damn. 

  • To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion). 

  • To make a loud noise. 

  • To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din. 

  • To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal. 

  • To shatter, as if by an explosion. 

  • To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish. 

  • To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles). 

  • To blight or wither. 

  • To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool). 

noun
  • An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc. 

  • The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast. 

  • An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast). 

  • A violent gust of wind. 

  • A loud, sudden sound. 

  • A good time; an enjoyable moment. 

  • A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight. 

  • A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe. 

  • A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc. 

  • The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace. 

  • An explosive charge for blasting. 

  • A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list. 

  • A flatulent disease of sheep. 

intj
  • To show displeasure or disappointment: damn 

dash

verb
  • To ruin; to destroy. 

  • To leave or depart. 

  • To complete hastily. 

  • To dishearten; to sadden. 

  • To sprinkle; to splatter. 

  • To run quickly or for a short distance. 

  • To destroy by striking (against). 

  • To draw or write quickly; jot. 

  • To throw violently. 

noun
  • Violent strike; a whack. 

  • The dashboard of a Tumblr user. 

  • A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon. 

  • Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar). 

  • A rushing or violent onset. 

  • A short run, flight. 

  • Ostentatious vigor. 

  • The longer of the two symbols of Morse code. 

  • A slight admixture. 

  • A bribe or gratuity; a gift. 

  • A dashboard. 

  • A hyphen or minus sign. 

intj
  • Damn! 

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